diff --git a/3rdParty/glfw/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdParty/glfw/CMakeLists.txt
index 030c155..632e74e 100644
--- a/3rdParty/glfw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdParty/glfw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ FetchContent_Declare(
 )
 set(GLFW_BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(GLFW_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(GLFW_BUILD_DOCS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 if(APPLE)
 	set(GLFW_VULKAN_STATIC ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 endif()
diff --git a/3rdParty/msdf/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdParty/msdf/CMakeLists.txt
index e7f7849..15e8db4 100644
--- a/3rdParty/msdf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdParty/msdf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ if (ENABLE_MSDF)
 
         set(FT_SRC_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/freetype-src")
         set(FT_BUILD_DIR "${FT_SRC_DIR}/build")
+
+        set(FREETYPE_CONFIG_FILE "${FT_SRC_DIR}/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h")
+        file(READ "${FREETYPE_CONFIG_FILE}" FILE_CONTENTS)
+        string(REPLACE "/* #define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING */" "#define FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING" FILE_CONTENTS "${FILE_CONTENTS}")
+        file(WRITE "${FREETYPE_CONFIG_FILE}" "${FILE_CONTENTS}")
+
         file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${FT_BUILD_DIR})
         if (IOS)
             set(PLATFORM_CFG -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/patched_freetype_iOS_toolchain.cmake)
diff --git a/examples/ExampleApps/TextExampleApp.cpp b/examples/ExampleApps/TextExampleApp.cpp
index 871b57c..e286b87 100644
--- a/examples/ExampleApps/TextExampleApp.cpp
+++ b/examples/ExampleApps/TextExampleApp.cpp
@@ -56,17 +56,18 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 			texts.push_back(std::make_pair("This is first line\nSecond gg line\nThird G line", TextConfig()));
 			texts[1].second.backgroundColor.a = 255;
 
-			const int N = texts.size();
+			constexpr int atlasesCount = 4;
+			const int textsCount = texts.size();
 			auto& resourceLoader = ResourceLoader::GetInstance();
 			const std::string fontPath = resourceLoader.GetResourcePath("Roboto-Regular.ttf");
-			m_nodesPool.resize(N * 3);
-			m_drawablesPool.resize(N * 3);
+			m_nodesPool.resize(textsCount * atlasesCount);
+			m_drawablesPool.resize(textsCount * atlasesCount);
 
 			if constexpr (CREATE_BITMAP_ATLAS)
 			{
 				// ReSharper disable once CppDFAUnreachableCode
 				std::set<uint32_t> s = BitmapFontAtlasGenerator::LoadAllGlyphs(fontPath);
-				BitmapFontAtlasGenerator generator;
+				BitmapFontAtlasGenerator generator(FontPixelSizeConfig(), SubpixelLayout::RGB);
 				generator.GenerateAtlas(fontPath, s);
 				generator.GetAtlas()->Save("bitmap_atlas_packed.png");
 			}
@@ -81,63 +82,73 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 			auto sdfMetadataInfo = resourceLoader.GetResource("sdf_atlas_packed.png");
 			auto msdfMetadataInfo = resourceLoader.GetResource("msdf_atlas_packed.png");
 			auto bitmapMetadataInfo = resourceLoader.GetResource("bitmap_atlas_packed.png");
+			auto bitmapSubpixelRenderingMetadataInfo = resourceLoader.GetResource("bitmap_subpixel_atlas_packed.png");
 #endif
 
-			for (int i = 0; i < texts.size() * 3; i++)
+			for (int i = 0, xOffset = -5; i < atlasesCount; i++, xOffset += 20)
 			{
-				int textIdx = i % texts.size();
-				TextDrawable* t = nullptr;
+				for (int j = 0; j < texts.size(); j++)
+				{
+					TextDrawable* t = nullptr;
 #if defined(MSDFGEN_AVAILABLE) && CREATE_NEW_ATLAS
-				if (i < texts.size()) 
-				{ 
-					t = new TextDrawable(m_atlasGenerator.GetAtlasData(), texts[textIdx].second);
-				}
-				else
-				{ 
-					t = new TextDrawable(m_msdfAtlasGenerator.GetAtlasData(), texts[textIdx].second);
-				}
+					if (i < texts.size())
+					{
+						t = new TextDrawable(m_atlasGenerator.GetAtlasData(), texts[j].second);
+						t->SetShader(&TextDrawable::GetSdfDefaultShader());
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						t = new TextDrawable(m_msdfAtlasGenerator.GetAtlasData(), texts[j].second);
+						t->SetShader(&TextDrawable::GetMsdfDefaultShader());
+					}
 #else
-				int xOffset = 0;
-				if (i < N) 
-				{
-					t = new TextDrawable(sdfMetadataInfo, texts[textIdx].second);
-					xOffset = -5;
+					if (i == 0)
+					{
+						t = new TextDrawable(sdfMetadataInfo, texts[j].second);
+					}
+					else if (i == 1)
+					{
+						t = new TextDrawable(msdfMetadataInfo, texts[j].second);
+					}
+					else if (i == 2)
+					{
+						// bitmap
+						t = new TextDrawable(bitmapMetadataInfo, texts[j].second);
+					}
+					else if (i == 3)
+					{
+						// bitmap subpixel rendering
+						t = new TextDrawable(bitmapSubpixelRenderingMetadataInfo, texts[j].second);
+					}
+					// OR use separate texture + metadata file
+					//auto metadataInfo = resourceLoader.GetResource("atlas_metadata");
+					//auto data = resourceLoader.GetResource("roboto-regular-atlas.png");
+					//Image::ImageLoaderPng loader;
+					//static auto image = loader.loadData(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(data.Data()), data.Size());
+					//static Texture tex;
+					//tex.resolution = image->resolution;
+					//tex.textureBuffer = image->data.Data();
+					//tex.format = image->dataFormat;
+					//tex.size = image->data.Size(); // 1 channel
+					//TextDrawable* t = new TextDrawable(metadataInfo, &tex, texts[i].second);
+#endif // MSDFGEN_AVAILABLE
+					const int nodeIdx = i * texts.size() + j;
+					t->GenerateText(texts[j].first);
+					m_drawablesPool[nodeIdx].reset(t);
+					m_nodesPool[nodeIdx].Init();
+					m_nodesPool[nodeIdx].SetMatrix(
+					Math::Utils::translate(glm::mat4x4(1.f), Vector3f(xOffset, 2 - j * 2, 0)));
+					m_nodesPool[nodeIdx].AddDrawable(m_drawablesPool[nodeIdx].get());
+					m_scene.GetRoot()->AddChild(&m_nodesPool[nodeIdx]);
 				}
-				else if (i >= N && i < N * 2)
-				{
-					t = new TextDrawable(msdfMetadataInfo, texts[textIdx].second);
-					xOffset = 15;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					t = new TextDrawable(bitmapMetadataInfo, texts[textIdx].second);
-					xOffset = 35;
-				}
-				// OR use separate texture + metadata file
-				//auto metadataInfo = resourceLoader.GetResource("atlas_metadata");
-				//auto data = resourceLoader.GetResource("roboto-regular-atlas.png");
-				//Image::ImageLoaderPng loader;
-				//static auto image = loader.loadData(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(data.Data()), data.Size());
-				//static Texture tex;
-				//tex.resolution = image->resolution;
-				//tex.textureBuffer = image->data.Data();
-				//tex.format = image->dataFormat;
-				//tex.size = image->data.Size(); // 1 channel
-				//TextDrawable* t = new TextDrawable(metadataInfo, &tex, texts[i].second);
-#endif // MSDFGEN_AVAILABLE 
-				t->GenerateText(texts[textIdx].first);
-				m_drawablesPool[i].reset(t);
-				m_nodesPool[i].Init();
-				m_nodesPool[i].SetMatrix(Math::Utils::translate(glm::mat4x4(1.f), Vector3f(xOffset, 2 - textIdx * 2, 0)));
-				m_nodesPool[i].AddDrawable(m_drawablesPool[i].get());
-				m_scene.GetRoot()->AddChild(&m_nodesPool[i]);
 			}
+
 			GetGraphicsAppManager()->GetRenderer()->SetScene(&m_scene);
 			m_camController.Init(&m_cam);
 			m_camController.SetDefaultKeybindings();
 			m_camController.SetPosition({ 10, 0, 15 });
 			m_camController.SetBoostFactor(5);
-			
+
 			std::shared_ptr<UI::PerformanceInfo> m_perfInfo =
 			std::make_shared<UI::PerformanceInfo>();
 			m_ui.AddElement(m_perfInfo);
diff --git a/examples/ExampleSources/bitmap_subpixel_atlas_packed.png b/examples/ExampleSources/bitmap_subpixel_atlas_packed.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..344c8b6
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/ExampleSources/bitmap_subpixel_atlas_packed.png differ
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Base/EngineConfiguration.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Base/EngineConfiguration.hpp
index 61ef440..ffe7053 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Base/EngineConfiguration.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Base/EngineConfiguration.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
 #include "Base/Event.hpp"
+#include "Scene/SubpixelLayout.hpp"
 #undef max
 
 namespace OpenVulkano
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		[[nodiscard]] bool GetVSync() const { return m_vSync; }
 		void SetVSync(bool vSync) { m_vSync = vSync; }
 
+		[[nodiscard]] SubpixelLayout GetSubpixelLayout() const { return m_subpixelLayout; }
+		void SetSubpixelLayout(SubpixelLayout subpixelLayout) { m_subpixelLayout = subpixelLayout; }
+
 		[[nodiscard]] int32_t GetFpsCap() const { return m_fpsCap; }
 		void SetFpsCap(int32_t fpsCap)
 		{
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		bool m_preferFramebufferFormatSRGB = true;
 		bool m_lazyRendering = false;
 		bool m_vSync = false;
+		SubpixelLayout m_subpixelLayout = SubpixelLayout::AUTO;
 		int32_t m_fpsCap = -1; // -1 = no fps cap. 0 = fps cap if vsync, no cap otherwise. > 0 = set fps cap
 		#ifdef __APPLE__
 				uint32_t m_preferredImageCount = 3;
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Base/UI/IWindow.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Base/UI/IWindow.hpp
index 4b7c868..4499ccc 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Base/UI/IWindow.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Base/UI/IWindow.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "Math/Math.hpp"
 #include "Base/PlatformEnums.hpp"
+#include "Scene/SubpixelLayout.hpp"
 #include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		
 		virtual float GetContentScale() const { return 1; }
 		virtual float GetInterfaceOrientation() const { return 0; }
+		virtual SubpixelLayout GetSubpixelLayout() const { return SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN; }
 	protected:
 		static uint32_t CreateWindowId()
 		{
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt b/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 87fd36b..d2295be 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ SetShaderDependency(openVulkanoCpp
                     ${SHADER_OUTPUT_DEST})
 
 if (NOT ANDROID AND NOT IOS)
-    target_link_libraries(openVulkanoCpp PUBLIC glfw pugixml)
-    target_link_libraries(openVulkanoCpp PUBLIC ftxui::screen ftxui::dom ftxui::component)
+    if (LINUX)
+        target_link_libraries(openVulkanoCpp PUBLIC fontconfig)
+    endif()
+    target_link_libraries(openVulkanoCpp PUBLIC glfw pugixml ftxui::screen ftxui::dom ftxui::component)
     if (ENABLE_CURL)
         LinkCurl(openVulkanoCpp)
     endif()
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/GLFW/WindowGLFW.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/GLFW/WindowGLFW.cpp
index b669695..303c876 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/GLFW/WindowGLFW.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/GLFW/WindowGLFW.cpp
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
 
 #include "WindowGLFW.hpp"
 #include "Base/Logger.hpp"
+#include "Base/EngineConfiguration.hpp"
 #include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+#if __linux__
+	#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
+#endif
 
 namespace OpenVulkano::GLFW
 {
-	WindowGLFW::WindowGLFW(OpenVulkano::GLFW::InputProviderGLFW& inputProvider)
-		: inputProvider(inputProvider)
-	{}
+	WindowGLFW::WindowGLFW(OpenVulkano::GLFW::InputProviderGLFW& inputProvider) : inputProvider(inputProvider) {}
 
 	WindowGLFW::~WindowGLFW() noexcept
 	{
@@ -31,8 +33,8 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::GLFW
 		{
 			int posX, posY, sizeX, sizeY;
 			glfwGetMonitorWorkarea(monitors[i], &posX, &posY, &sizeX, &sizeY);
-			if (windowConfig.position.x >= posX && windowConfig.position.x < posX + sizeX &&
-				windowConfig.position.y >= posY && windowConfig.position.y < posY + sizeY)
+			if (windowConfig.position.x >= posX && windowConfig.position.x < posX + sizeX
+			    && windowConfig.position.y >= posY && windowConfig.position.y < posY + sizeY)
 			{
 				return monitors[i];
 			}
@@ -56,8 +58,12 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::GLFW
 		glfwWindowHint(GLFW_DECORATED, (~windowConfig.windowMode) & 1);
 		glfwWindowHint(GLFW_TRANSPARENT_FRAMEBUFFER, windowConfig.transparentFrameBuffer);
 		//TODO handle full screen resolutions
-		window = glfwCreateWindow(windowConfig.size.x, windowConfig.size.y, windowConfig.title.c_str(), GetTargetMonitor(), nullptr);
-		if (!window) return;
+		window = glfwCreateWindow(windowConfig.size.x, windowConfig.size.y, windowConfig.title.c_str(),
+		                          GetTargetMonitor(), nullptr);
+		if (!window)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
 		float scaleX, scaleY;
 		glfwGetWindowContentScale(window, &scaleX, &scaleY);
 		contentScale = std::max(scaleX, scaleY);
@@ -89,13 +95,9 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::GLFW
 	{
 		glfwSetInputMode(window, GLFW_RAW_MOUSE_MOTION, hideMouse);
 		glfwSetInputMode(window, GLFW_CURSOR, hideMouse ? GLFW_CURSOR_DISABLED : GLFW_CURSOR_NORMAL);
-
 	}
 
-	GLFWmonitor* WindowGLFW::GetPrimaryMonitor()
-	{
-		return glfwGetPrimaryMonitor();
-	}
+	GLFWmonitor* WindowGLFW::GetPrimaryMonitor() { return glfwGetPrimaryMonitor(); }
 
 	std::vector<GLFWmonitor*> WindowGLFW::GetMonitors()
 	{
@@ -112,13 +114,19 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::GLFW
 
 	void WindowGLFW::Init(RenderAPI::RenderApi renderApi)
 	{
-		if (renderApi == RenderAPI::Vulkan) glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CLIENT_API, GLFW_NO_API);
+		if (renderApi == RenderAPI::Vulkan)
+		{
+			glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CLIENT_API, GLFW_NO_API);
+		}
 		Create();
 		if (!window)
 		{
 			throw WindowInitFailedException("Failed to initialize window");
 		}
-		if (renderApi != RenderAPI::Vulkan) MakeCurrentThread();
+		if (renderApi != RenderAPI::Vulkan)
+		{
+			MakeCurrentThread();
+		}
 		Logger::WINDOW->info("GLFW Window created (id: {0}) with scale {1}", GetWindowId(), contentScale);
 	}
 
@@ -129,20 +137,11 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::GLFW
 		Logger::WINDOW->info("GLFW Window destroyed (id: {0})", GetWindowId());
 	}
 
-	void WindowGLFW::Present() const
-	{
-		glfwSwapBuffers(window);
-	}
+	void WindowGLFW::Present() const { glfwSwapBuffers(window); }
 
-	void WindowGLFW::Show()
-	{
-		glfwShowWindow(window);
-	}
+	void WindowGLFW::Show() { glfwShowWindow(window); }
 
-	void WindowGLFW::Hide()
-	{
-		glfwHideWindow(window);
-	}
+	void WindowGLFW::Hide() { glfwHideWindow(window); }
 
 	void WindowGLFW::SetTitle(const std::string& title)
 	{
@@ -175,7 +174,9 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::GLFW
 	Math::Vector2ui WindowGLFW::GetSize()
 	{
 		if (currentSize.x == 0 || currentSize.y == 0)
+		{
 			glfwGetWindowSize(window, reinterpret_cast<int*>(&currentSize.x), reinterpret_cast<int*>(&currentSize.y));
+		}
 		return currentSize;
 	}
 
@@ -195,6 +196,67 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::GLFW
 		glfwSetWindowSizeLimits(window, minWidth, minHeight, maxWidth, maxHeight);
 	}
 
+	SubpixelLayout WindowGLFW::GetSubpixelLayout() const
+	{
+		SubpixelLayout engineLayout = EngineConfiguration::GetEngineConfiguration()->GetSubpixelLayout();
+		if (engineLayout != SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN)
+		{
+			return engineLayout;
+		}
+#if _WIN32
+		BOOL val;
+		// check if font smoothing is enabled
+		SystemParametersInfoA(SPI_GETFONTSMOOTHING, 0, &val, 0);
+		if (!val)
+		{
+			return SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN;
+		}
+		
+		UINT mode;
+		SystemParametersInfoA(SPI_GETFONTSMOOTHINGORIENTATION, 0, &mode, 0);
+		if (mode == FE_FONTSMOOTHINGORIENTATIONBGR)
+		{
+			return SubpixelLayout::BGR;
+		}
+		else if (mode == FE_FONTSMOOTHINGORIENTATIONRGB)
+		{
+			return SubpixelLayout::RGB;
+		}
+		return SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN;
+#elif __linux__
+		FcInit();
+		FcPattern* pattern = FcPatternCreate();
+		FcConfigSubstitute(nullptr, pattern, FcMatchPattern);
+		FcDefaultSubstitute(pattern);
+
+		FcResult result;
+		FcPattern* match = FcFontMatch(nullptr, pattern, &result);
+		if (!match)
+		{
+			Logger::WINDOW->error("Failed to match font pattern.");
+			FcPatternDestroy(pattern);
+			return SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN;
+		}
+
+		int subpixelOrder = -1;
+		if (FcPatternGetInteger(match, FC_RGBA, 0, &subpixelOrder) == FcResultMatch) {
+			switch (subpixelOrder) {
+				case FC_RGBA_RGB: return SubpixelLayout::RGB;
+				case FC_RGBA_BGR: return SubpixelLayout::BGR;
+				case FC_RGBA_VRGB: return SubpixelLayout::RGBV;
+				case FC_RGBA_VBGR: return SubpixelLayout::BGRV;
+				case FC_RGBA_NONE:
+				default: return SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN;
+			}
+		}
+		FcPatternDestroy(match);
+		FcPatternDestroy(pattern);
+		return SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN;
+#else
+		return SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN;
+#endif
+	}
+
 	void WindowGLFW::MakeCurrentThread()
 	{
 		glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/GLFW/WindowGLFW.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/GLFW/WindowGLFW.hpp
index f7876ed..a14e86a 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/GLFW/WindowGLFW.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/GLFW/WindowGLFW.hpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::GLFW
 
 		void SetSizeLimits(int minWidth, int minHeight, int maxWidth, int maxHeight) override;
 
+		SubpixelLayout GetSubpixelLayout() const override;
+		
 		[[nodiscard]] float GetContentScale() const override { return contentScale; }
 
 		void MakeCurrentThread() override;
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/SystemInfo.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/SystemInfo.cpp
index a7a9270..bea3c6b 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/SystemInfo.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Host/Windows/SystemInfo.cpp
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		static const std::string osName = "Windows";
 		return osName;
 	}
-	
+
 	OsVersion SystemInfo::GetOsVersion()
 	{
 		static OsVersion osVersion = {};
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/BitmapFontAtlasGenerator.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/BitmapFontAtlasGenerator.cpp
index b75cf4e..d94d884 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/BitmapFontAtlasGenerator.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/BitmapFontAtlasGenerator.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "BitmapFontAtlasGenerator.hpp"
 #include "Base/Logger.hpp"
 #include "Text/FontAtlas.hpp"
+#include <freetype/ftlcdfil.h>
 
 namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 {
@@ -34,10 +35,19 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 
 		const auto& [lib, face] = FontAtlasGeneratorBase::InitFreetype(source);
 		FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes(face.get(), 0, m_pixelSizeConfig.CalculatePixelSize());
+		if (m_subpixelLayout != SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN)
+		{
+			FT_Error error = FT_Library_SetLcdFilter(lib.get(), FT_LCD_FILTER_DEFAULT);
+			if (error != 0)
+			{
+				m_subpixelLayout = SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN;
+				m_channelsCount = 1;
+				Logger::SCENE->error("Failed to set lcd filter for subpixel rendering. {}", GetFreetypeErrorDescription(error));
+			}
+		}
 
-		auto [allGlyphs, area] = InitGlyphsForPacking(chset, face);
-		const double atlasWidth = ceil(sqrt(area));
-		std::vector<Shelf> shelves = Shelf::CreateShelves(atlasWidth, allGlyphs, face);
+		auto [allGlyphs, atlasWidth] = InitGlyphsForPacking(chset, face);
+		std::vector<Shelf> shelves = Shelf::CreateShelves(atlasWidth, allGlyphs, face, m_channelsCount);
 		uint32_t atlasHeight = 0;
 		std::for_each(shelves.begin(), shelves.end(), [&](const Shelf& shelf) { atlasHeight += shelf.GetHeight(); });
 		const Math::Vector2ui atlasResolution = { atlasWidth, atlasHeight };
@@ -47,7 +57,10 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 		// but since some algorithms have already been implemented for EM_NORMALIZED mode, currently there is no support for default font metrics (ints)
 		// The coordinates will be normalized to the em size, i.e. 1 = 1 em
 		const double scaleFactor = (1. / face->units_per_EM);
-		m_atlasData = std::make_shared<FontAtlas>(atlasResolution, face->height * scaleFactor, FontAtlasType::BITMAP);
+		m_atlasData = std::make_shared<FontAtlas>(atlasResolution, face->height * scaleFactor,
+		                                          static_cast<bool>(m_subpixelLayout) ? FontAtlasType::BITMAP_SUBPIXEL :
+		                                                                                FontAtlasType::BITMAP,
+		                                          m_subpixelLayout.GetTextureDataFormat());
 		FillGlyphsInfo(allGlyphs, face, scaleFactor);
 		if (pngOutput) m_atlasData->Save(*pngOutput);
 	}
@@ -61,20 +74,67 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 		allGlyphs.reserve(chset.size());
 		for (uint32_t codepoint : chset)
 		{
-			error = FT_Load_Char(face.get(), codepoint, FT_LOAD_RENDER);
+			error = FT_Load_Char(face.get(), codepoint, GetGlyphRenderMode());
 			if (error)
 			{
 				Logger::SCENE->error("FT_Load_Char for codepoint {} has failed. {}", codepoint,
 				                     GetFreetypeErrorDescription(error));
 				continue;
 			}
+			// TODO: Try to reduce resulting texture size in subpixel rendering mode,
+			// since freetype for some glyphs not only triples width/height by 3, but also adds extra padding and extra(meaningful?) pixels.
+			// NOTE: looks like it adds 2 pixels to the left and right in FT_LOAD_TARGET_LCD mode, so we should take this into account in FillSubpixelData.
+			// https://freetype.org/freetype2/docs/reference/ft2-lcd_rendering.html
+			// So, the possible approach to try is: 
+			// 1) render glyph here with FT_LOAD_RENDER mode;
+			// 2) render glyph in FillGlyphsInfo with FT_LOAD_RENDER | FT_LOAD_TARGET_LCD mode;
+			// 3) take into account all mentioned things above for proper mapping.
 			FT_GlyphSlot slot = face->glyph;
-			GlyphForPacking& glyph = allGlyphs.emplace_back(codepoint, Math::Vector2ui(slot->bitmap.width, slot->bitmap.rows));
+			GlyphForPacking& glyph = allGlyphs.emplace_back(codepoint, ScaleGlyphSize(slot->bitmap.width, slot->bitmap.rows));
 			area += slot->bitmap.rows * slot->bitmap.width;
 		}
 		std::sort(allGlyphs.begin(), allGlyphs.end(),
 		          [](const GlyphForPacking& a, const GlyphForPacking& b) { return a.size.y > b.size.y; });
-		return { allGlyphs, area };
+		// make atlas in square form, so that atlasWidth +- equals atlasHeight
+		return { allGlyphs, ceil(sqrt(area / (m_channelsCount == 1 ? 1 : 3))) };
+	}
+
+	Math::Vector2ui BitmapFontAtlasGenerator::ScaleGlyphSize(unsigned int w, unsigned int h) const
+	{
+		if (m_subpixelLayout == SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN || m_channelsCount == 1)
+		{
+			return { w, h };
+		}
+
+		if (m_subpixelLayout.IsHorizontalSubpixelLayout())
+		{
+			assert(w % 3 == 0);
+			w /= 3;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			assert(h % 3 == 0);
+			h /= 3;
+		}
+		return { w, h };
+	}
+
+	FT_Int32 BitmapFontAtlasGenerator::GetGlyphRenderMode() const
+	{
+		if (m_channelsCount == 1)
+		{
+			return FT_LOAD_RENDER;
+		}
+		FT_Int32 glyphRenderMode = FT_LOAD_RENDER;
+		if (m_subpixelLayout < SubpixelLayout::RGBV)
+		{
+			glyphRenderMode |= FT_LOAD_TARGET_LCD;
+		}
+		else if (m_subpixelLayout < SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN)
+		{
+			glyphRenderMode |= FT_LOAD_TARGET_LCD_V;
+		}
+		return glyphRenderMode;
 	}
 
 	void BitmapFontAtlasGenerator::FillGlyphsInfo(const std::vector<GlyphForPacking>& allGlyphs, const FtFaceRecPtr& face, double scaleFactor)
@@ -82,7 +142,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 		size_t loadedGlyphs = 0;
 		for (const GlyphForPacking& glyph : allGlyphs)
 		{
-			FT_Error error = FT_Load_Char(face.get(), glyph.code, FT_LOAD_RENDER);
+			FT_Error error = FT_Load_Char(face.get(), glyph.code, GetGlyphRenderMode());
 			if (error)
 			{
 				Logger::SCENE->error("FT_Load_Char for codepoint {} has failed. {}", glyph.code,
@@ -91,12 +151,20 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 			}
 
 			FT_GlyphSlot slot = face->glyph;
-			char* baseAddress = static_cast<char*>(m_atlasData->GetTexture()->textureBuffer) + glyph.firstGlyphByteInAtlas;
-			for (int row = 0; row < slot->bitmap.rows; row++)
+			if (m_channelsCount == 1)
 			{
-				std::memcpy(baseAddress + row * m_atlasData->GetTexture()->resolution.x,
-				            &slot->bitmap.buffer[(slot->bitmap.rows - 1 - row) * slot->bitmap.pitch],
-				            slot->bitmap.width);
+				char* baseAddress = static_cast<char*>(m_atlasData->GetTexture()->textureBuffer)
+				                    + glyph.firstGlyphByteInAtlas;
+				for (int row = 0; row < slot->bitmap.rows; row++)
+				{
+					std::memcpy(baseAddress + row * m_atlasData->GetTexture()->resolution.x,
+					            &slot->bitmap.buffer[(slot->bitmap.rows - 1 - row) * slot->bitmap.pitch],
+					            slot->bitmap.width);
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				FillSubpixelData(slot->bitmap, glyph);
 			}
 
 			GlyphInfo& glyphInfo = m_atlasData->GetGlyphs()[glyph.code];
@@ -104,10 +172,56 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 				                                  slot->metrics.height * scaleFactor };
 			const Math::Vector2d glyphBearing = { slot->metrics.horiBearingX * scaleFactor,
 				                                  slot->metrics.horiBearingY * scaleFactor };
-			Math::AABB glyphAtlasAABB(Math::Vector3f(glyph.atlasPos.x, glyph.atlasPos.y, 0), Math::Vector3f(glyph.atlasPos.x + slot->bitmap.width, glyph.atlasPos.y + slot->bitmap.rows, 0));
+
+			const Math::Vector2ui scaledAtlasSize = ScaleGlyphSize(slot->bitmap.width, slot->bitmap.rows);
+			Math::AABB glyphAtlasAABB(Math::Vector3f(glyph.atlasPos.x, glyph.atlasPos.y, 0), Math::Vector3f(glyph.atlasPos.x + scaledAtlasSize.x, glyph.atlasPos.y + scaledAtlasSize.y, 0));
 			SetGlyphData(glyphInfo, glyphBearing, glyphMetrics, glyphAtlasAABB, slot->advance.x * scaleFactor);
 			loadedGlyphs++;
 		}
 		Logger::SCENE->debug("Created atlas with {} glyphs, {} glyphs could not be loaded", loadedGlyphs, allGlyphs.size() - loadedGlyphs);
 	}
+
+	void BitmapFontAtlasGenerator::FillSubpixelData(const FT_Bitmap& bitmap, const GlyphForPacking& glyph)
+	{
+		Texture* tex = m_atlasData->GetTexture();
+		char* texBuffer = static_cast<char*>(tex->textureBuffer);
+		if (m_subpixelLayout.IsHorizontalSubpixelLayout())
+		{
+			// RGB RGB RGB
+			assert(bitmap.width % 3 == 0);
+			for (int row = 0; row < bitmap.rows; row++)
+			{
+				for (int col = 0, atlasPos = 0; col < bitmap.width; col += 3, atlasPos += 4)
+				{
+					const size_t bitmapPos = row * bitmap.pitch + col;
+					const size_t texturePos = (glyph.firstGlyphByteInAtlas - row * tex->resolution.x * m_channelsCount) + atlasPos;
+					const uint8_t rgb[3] = { bitmap.buffer[bitmapPos], bitmap.buffer[bitmapPos + 1],
+						                     bitmap.buffer[bitmapPos + 2] };
+					std::memcpy(texBuffer + texturePos, rgb, 3);
+					texBuffer[texturePos + 3] = 255;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// RRR
+			// GGG
+			// BBB
+			assert(bitmap.rows % 3 == 0);
+			for (int row = 0; row < bitmap.rows; row += 3)
+			{
+				for (int col = 0; col < bitmap.width; col++)
+				{
+					const size_t bitmapPos = col + (bitmap.pitch * row);
+					const size_t texturePos = (glyph.firstGlyphByteInAtlas + col * m_channelsCount)
+					                          - ((row / 3) * (tex->resolution.x * m_channelsCount));
+					const uint8_t rgb[3] = { bitmap.buffer[bitmapPos + 2 * bitmap.pitch],
+						                     bitmap.buffer[bitmapPos + bitmap.pitch], bitmap.buffer[bitmapPos] };
+					std::memcpy(texBuffer + texturePos, rgb, 3);
+					texBuffer[texturePos + 3] = 255;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
+
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/BitmapFontAtlasGenerator.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/BitmapFontAtlasGenerator.hpp
index 7b8c59f..c7fbfcb 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/BitmapFontAtlasGenerator.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/BitmapFontAtlasGenerator.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "FontAtlasGeneratorBase.hpp"
+#include "Scene/SubpixelLayout.hpp"
 #include "Shelf.hpp"
 
 namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
@@ -34,7 +35,13 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 	class BitmapFontAtlasGenerator : public FontAtlasGeneratorBase
 	{
 	public:
-		BitmapFontAtlasGenerator(FontPixelSizeConfig config = FontPixelSizeConfig()) : FontAtlasGeneratorBase(1), m_pixelSizeConfig(config) {}
+		BitmapFontAtlasGenerator(FontPixelSizeConfig config = FontPixelSizeConfig(),
+		                         std::optional<SubpixelLayout> subpixelLayout = std::nullopt)
+		    : FontAtlasGeneratorBase(subpixelLayout.has_value() && *subpixelLayout < SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN ? 4 : 1)
+		    , m_pixelSizeConfig(config)
+		    , m_subpixelLayout(subpixelLayout.value_or(SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN))
+		{
+		}
 		void GenerateAtlas(const std::string& fontFile, const std::set<uint32_t>& charset,
 		                   const std::optional<std::string>& pngOutput = std::nullopt) override;
 		void GenerateAtlas(const Array<char>& fontData, const std::set<uint32_t>& charset,
@@ -42,8 +49,13 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 	private:
 		void Generate(const std::variant<std::string, Array<char>>& source, const std::set<uint32_t>& chset, const std::optional<std::string>& pngOutput);
 		void FillGlyphsInfo(const std::vector<GlyphForPacking>& allGlyphs, const FtFaceRecPtr& face, double scaleFactor);
+		void FillSubpixelData(const FT_Bitmap& bitmap, const GlyphForPacking& glyph);
+		FT_Int32 GetGlyphRenderMode() const;
+		// tmp function
+		Math::Vector2ui ScaleGlyphSize(unsigned int w, unsigned int h) const;
 		std::pair<std::vector<GlyphForPacking>, double> InitGlyphsForPacking(const std::set<uint32_t>& chset, const FtFaceRecPtr& face);
 	private:
 		FontPixelSizeConfig m_pixelSizeConfig;
+		SubpixelLayout m_subpixelLayout;
 	};
 }
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/SdfFontAtlasGenerator.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/SdfFontAtlasGenerator.cpp
index d72a1a5..cd1c049 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/SdfFontAtlasGenerator.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/SdfFontAtlasGenerator.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 
 		int idx = 0;
 		m_atlasData = std::make_shared<FontAtlas>(Math::Vector2ui{ width, height }, fontGeometry.getMetrics().lineHeight,
-												  channelsCount == 1 ? FontAtlasType::SDF : FontAtlasType::MSDF);
+												  channelsCount == 1 ? FontAtlasType::SDF : FontAtlasType::MSDF, m_channelsCount == 1 ? DataFormat::R8_UNORM : DataFormat::R8G8B8A8_UNORM);
 
 		if constexpr (Channels == 3)
 		{
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Shelf.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Shelf.hpp
index 922bd65..6b633b7 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Shelf.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Shelf.hpp
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 	struct Shelf
 	{
 		inline static std::vector<Shelf> CreateShelves(uint32_t atlasWidth, std::vector<GlyphForPacking>& glyphs,
-		                                        const FtFaceRecPtr& face);
+		                                               const FtFaceRecPtr& face, int channelsCount);
 
-		Shelf(uint32_t width, uint32_t height) : m_width(width), m_height(height), m_remainingWidth(width) {}
+		Shelf(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, int pixelSize, uint32_t prevShelvesHeight) 
+			: m_width(width), m_height(height), m_remainingWidth(width), m_pixelSize(pixelSize), m_prevShelvesHeight(prevShelvesHeight) {}
 		bool HasSpaceForGlyph(uint32_t glyphWidth, uint32_t glyphHeight) const
 		{
 			return m_remainingWidth >= glyphWidth && m_height >= glyphHeight;
@@ -35,7 +36,10 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 		uint32_t GetHeight() const { return m_height; }
 		uint32_t GetNextGlyphPos() const { return m_nextGlyphPos; };
 		uint32_t GetOccupiedSize() const { return ((m_width - m_remainingWidth) * m_height); }
-		std::optional<uint32_t> AddGlyph(uint32_t glyphWidth, uint32_t glyphHeight)
+		uint32_t GetPrevShelvesHeight() const { return m_prevShelvesHeight; }
+		int GetPixelSize() const { return m_pixelSize; }
+
+		std::optional<std::pair<uint32_t, uint32_t>> AddGlyph(uint32_t glyphWidth, uint32_t glyphHeight)
 		{
 			if (!HasSpaceForGlyph(glyphWidth, glyphHeight))
 			{
@@ -44,7 +48,13 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 			uint32_t insertionPos = m_nextGlyphPos;
 			m_nextGlyphPos += glyphWidth;
 			m_remainingWidth -= glyphWidth;
-			return insertionPos;
+
+			uint32_t hOffset = m_height - (m_height - glyphHeight);
+			uint32_t glyphFirstByte = (insertionPos * m_pixelSize)
+			                          + ((hOffset * m_width * m_pixelSize) - (m_width * m_pixelSize))
+			                          + (m_prevShelvesHeight * m_width * m_pixelSize);
+
+			return std::make_pair(insertionPos, glyphFirstByte);
 		}
 
 	private:
@@ -52,10 +62,12 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 		uint32_t m_height;
 		uint32_t m_remainingWidth;
 		uint32_t m_nextGlyphPos = 0;
+		uint32_t m_prevShelvesHeight;
+		int m_pixelSize;
 	};
 
 	std::vector<Shelf> Shelf::CreateShelves(uint32_t atlasWidth, std::vector<GlyphForPacking>& glyphs,
-																					const FtFaceRecPtr& face)
+	                                        const FtFaceRecPtr& face, int channelsCount)
 	{
 		std::vector<Shelf> shelves;
 		for (GlyphForPacking& glyph : glyphs)
@@ -71,10 +83,10 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 			uint32_t totalPrevShelvesHeight = 0;
 			for (Shelf& shelf : shelves)
 			{
-				if (std::optional<uint32_t> insertionPosX = shelf.AddGlyph(glyph.size.x, glyph.size.y))
+				if (std::optional<std::pair<uint32_t, uint32_t>> opt = shelf.AddGlyph(glyph.size.x, glyph.size.y))
 				{
-					glyph.firstGlyphByteInAtlas = *insertionPosX + (totalPrevShelvesHeight * atlasWidth);
-					glyph.atlasPos.x = *insertionPosX;
+					glyph.firstGlyphByteInAtlas = opt->second;
+					glyph.atlasPos.x = opt->first;
 					glyph.atlasPos.y = totalPrevShelvesHeight;
 					needNewShelf = false;
 					break;
@@ -84,9 +96,10 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 
 			if (needNewShelf)
 			{
-				shelves.emplace_back(atlasWidth, glyph.size.y);
-				shelves.back().AddGlyph(glyph.size.x, glyph.size.y);
-				glyph.firstGlyphByteInAtlas = totalPrevShelvesHeight * atlasWidth;
+				shelves.emplace_back(atlasWidth, glyph.size.y, channelsCount, totalPrevShelvesHeight);
+				Shelf& shelf = shelves.back();
+				uint32_t firstByte = (*shelf.AddGlyph(glyph.size.x, glyph.size.y)).second;
+				glyph.firstGlyphByteInAtlas = firstByte;
 				glyph.atlasPos.x = 0;
 				glyph.atlasPos.y = totalPrevShelvesHeight;
 			}
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/SubpixelLayout.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/SubpixelLayout.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..394e9b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/SubpixelLayout.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Scene/DataFormat.hpp"
+#include <magic_enum.hpp>
+#include <cinttypes>
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace OpenVulkano
+{
+	class SubpixelLayout
+	{
+	public:
+		enum Layout : uint32_t
+		{
+			RGB,
+			BGR,
+			RGBV,
+			BGRV,
+			// unknown and auto must be last two
+			UNKNOWN,
+			NONE = UNKNOWN,
+			AUTO = UNKNOWN
+		};
+
+		constexpr SubpixelLayout() = default;
+
+		constexpr SubpixelLayout(Layout layout) : m_layout(layout) {}
+
+		[[nodiscard]] DataFormat GetTextureDataFormat() const
+		{
+			if (m_layout >= SubpixelLayout::UNKNOWN)
+			{
+				return DataFormat::R8_UINT;
+			}
+			if (m_layout == SubpixelLayout::BGR || m_layout == SubpixelLayout::BGRV)
+			{
+				return DataFormat::B8G8R8A8_UINT;
+			}
+			return DataFormat::R8G8B8A8_UINT;
+		}
+
+		[[nodiscard]] std::string_view GetName() const { return magic_enum::enum_name(m_layout); }
+
+		[[nodiscard]] constexpr bool operator==(Layout rhs) const
+		{
+			return m_layout == rhs;
+		}
+
+		[[nodiscard]] constexpr bool operator!=(Layout rhs) const
+		{
+			return m_layout != rhs;
+		}
+
+		[[nodiscard]] constexpr operator uint32_t() const
+		{
+			return m_layout;
+		}
+		
+		[[nodiscard]] bool IsHorizontalSubpixelLayout() const
+		{
+			return m_layout == SubpixelLayout::RGB || m_layout == SubpixelLayout::BGR;
+		}
+
+		explicit operator bool() const { return m_layout < Layout::UNKNOWN; }
+
+	private:
+		Layout m_layout = Layout::UNKNOWN;
+	};
+}
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlas.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlas.cpp
index 0ec4eba..5fe41aa 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlas.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlas.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 		const std::span metadataSpan(metadata, eofHeader.metadataSize);
 		if (eofHeader.flags.version == 0) LoadLegacy(metadataSpan);
 		else LoadNew(metadataSpan);
-		if (GetAtlasType() >= FontAtlasType::BITMAP) m_texture.m_samplerConfig = &SamplerConfig::NEAREST;
+		if (GetAtlasType() >= FontAtlasType::BITMAP && GetAtlasType() != FontAtlasType::UNKNOWN)
+		{
+			m_texture.m_samplerConfig = &SamplerConfig::NEAREST;
+		}
 	}
 
 	void FontAtlas::LoadLegacy(const std::span<char> data)
@@ -171,14 +174,18 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 		m_texture.textureBuffer = m_imgData.Data();
 	}
 
-	void FontAtlas::Init(const Math::Vector2ui textureResolution, const double lineHeight, const FontAtlasType atlasType)
+	void FontAtlas::Init(const Math::Vector2ui textureResolution, const double lineHeight,
+	                     const FontAtlasType atlasType, DataFormat dataFormat)
 	{
 		m_metadata = { lineHeight, atlasType };
-		m_texture.format = atlasType.GetChannelCount() == 1 ? DataFormat::R8_UNORM : DataFormat::R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
+		m_texture.format = dataFormat;
 		m_texture.resolution = { textureResolution, 1 };
 		m_imgData = Array<uint8_t>(m_texture.format.CalculatedSize(m_texture.resolution.x, m_texture.resolution.y));
 		m_texture.textureBuffer = m_imgData.Data();
 		m_texture.size = m_imgData.Size();
-		if (atlasType >= FontAtlasType::BITMAP) m_texture.m_samplerConfig = &SamplerConfig::NEAREST;
+		if (atlasType >= FontAtlasType::BITMAP && atlasType != FontAtlasType::UNKNOWN)
+		{
+			m_texture.m_samplerConfig = &SamplerConfig::NEAREST;
+		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlas.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlas.hpp
index 9249eb7..9f04be8 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlas.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlas.hpp
@@ -46,11 +46,15 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 
 	public:
 		FontAtlas() = default;
-		FontAtlas(const Math::Vector2ui textureResolution, const double lineHeight, const FontAtlasType atlasType) { Init(textureResolution, lineHeight, atlasType); }
+		FontAtlas(const Math::Vector2ui textureResolution, const double lineHeight, const FontAtlasType atlasType,
+		          DataFormat dataFormat)
+		{
+			Init(textureResolution, lineHeight, atlasType, dataFormat);
+		}
 		FontAtlas(const std::filesystem::path& path);
 		FontAtlas(const std::span<char> data) { Load(data); }
 
-		void Init(Math::Vector2ui textureResolution, double lineHeight, FontAtlasType atlasType);
+		void Init(Math::Vector2ui textureResolution, double lineHeight, FontAtlasType atlasType, DataFormat dataFormat);
 
 		void Save(const std::filesystem::path& path) const;
 		void Load(std::span<char> data);
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlasType.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlasType.hpp
index ba6e31d..dc95833 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlasType.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/Text/FontAtlasType.hpp
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 			SDF = 0,
 			MSDF,
 			BITMAP,
+			BITMAP_SUBPIXEL,
 			UNKNOWN
 		};
 
-		static constexpr std::string_view DEFAULT_FG_SHADERS[] = { "Shader/sdfText", "Shader/msdfText", "Shader/text" };
+		static constexpr std::string_view DEFAULT_FG_SHADERS[] = { "Shader/sdfText", "Shader/msdfText", "Shader/text",
+			                                                       "Shader/subpixelText" };
 
 		static constexpr uint32_t CHANNEL_COUNT[] = { 1, 4, 1, 4, 0 };
 
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/TextDrawable.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/TextDrawable.cpp
index 113f3e0..5971385 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/TextDrawable.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Scene/TextDrawable.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 		constexpr uint32_t MISSING_GLYPH_SYMBOL = '?';
 
 		Shader DEFAULT_SHADER_BITMAP = TextDrawable::MakeDefaultShader(FontAtlasType::BITMAP);
+		Shader DEFAULT_SHADER_BITMAP_SUBPIXEL = TextDrawable::MakeDefaultShader(FontAtlasType::BITMAP_SUBPIXEL);
 		Shader DEFAULT_SHADER_SDF = TextDrawable::MakeDefaultShader(FontAtlasType::SDF);
 		Shader DEFAULT_SHADER_MSDF = TextDrawable::MakeDefaultShader(FontAtlasType::MSDF);
 	}
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ namespace OpenVulkano::Scene
 			case FontAtlasType::MSDF: return &DEFAULT_SHADER_MSDF;
 			default: Logger::RENDER->warn("No default shader for atlas type: {}", type.GetName());
 			case FontAtlasType::BITMAP: return &DEFAULT_SHADER_BITMAP;
+			case FontAtlasType::BITMAP_SUBPIXEL: return &DEFAULT_SHADER_BITMAP_SUBPIXEL;
 		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Shader/subpixelText.frag b/openVulkanoCpp/Shader/subpixelText.frag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..098c5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Shader/subpixelText.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec4 color;
+layout(location = 1) in vec4 bgColor;
+layout(location = 2) in vec2 texCoord;
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 outColor;
+
+layout(set = 2, binding = 0) uniform sampler2D texSampler;
+
+void main()
+{
+    vec4 sampled = texture(texSampler, texCoord);
+    float alpha = max(sampled.r, max(sampled.g, sampled.b));
+    outColor = vec4(color) * vec4(sampled.rgb, alpha);
+    if (bgColor.a != 0)
+    {
+      outColor = mix(bgColor, outColor, alpha);
+    }
+}